I am obsessed with the film Brooklyn along with the rest of the world and critics it seems. However, while the acting is superb, I fell in love with the story- a young Irish girl who essentially is torn between two countries: her native Ireland and adopted Brooklyn, New York. It resonates even more with me seeing as there is conveniently a cute Italian-American boy thrown into the mix. I've seen it twice and both times was staring teary-eyed at the screen for the movie's entirety. I can feel exactly what Eilis feels, the ache of homesickness, the moment when she starts to see the beauty in her new city, the pull of home, the seduction of a comfortable, predictable life, and the subtle undertones of all those who believe one life is better than the other. When she says: "I'd imagined a different life for myself", I tell her "me too". My favourite part is the ending (stop reading if you don't want spoilers!) when her voiceover says:
One day you’ll catch yourself thinking about something or someone who has no connection with the past, and you’ll realize that this is where your life is.
Le sigh. Fellow expats, see this film. We are all living out the same storyline in one way or another: two countries, two loves (not necessarily the romantic kind although lucky you if you had to choose between an Irish and an Italian fella), one heart.
One day you’ll catch yourself thinking about something or someone who has no connection with the past, and you’ll realize that this is where your life is.
Le sigh. Fellow expats, see this film. We are all living out the same storyline in one way or another: two countries, two loves (not necessarily the romantic kind although lucky you if you had to choose between an Irish and an Italian fella), one heart.
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